The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-06-09
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North Carolina State Board of Agri-
culture.

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DR.. A. G.. Brooks, I'd Congressional Dis
trict.
II. L. Grant, 3rd Congressional District.
Col. w: F. Green, 4th Congressional
District.
J.. II. Murrow, 9TH Congressional Dis
trict.
s. B. Alexander, 9Th Congressional Dis
trict (elect).
A. Teazer, 9TH Congressional District.
Burwel Blanton, Sth Congressional Dis
DR.. C. D. Smith, 9th Congressional Dis
trict
.~,.*tf,. OFFICERS
John Robinson, Commissioner.
T. K. Bruner, Acting Secretary.
G.. w. Dabney, Jr., Chemist and Direc-
tor of Experiment Station.
John T. Patrick, General Agent Immi-
grafton
TRUSTEES. OF THE AGRICULTURAL AND MA
CHANICAL COLLEGE.
The members Of the Board of Agricul-
ture, to whom are added:
w. S. Primrose, Wake.
G. q. French, Fender.
Ell. e. Fries, Forsyth.
Gen. R. Barringer, Mecklenburg.
Elias Carr, Edgecombe.
STATE GRANGE PATRONS OF HUsBANDRY.
w. r. Williams, Falkland, Pitt county,
Master.
DR.. J. w. Seasons, Bethel, Lecturer.
w. H. Powell, Battleboro, Treasurer.
E. T. J.. Ludwig, Mt. Pleasant, Secre-
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Rev. VIM. Grant, Jackson, n. G.
Capt. w. II. Powell, Battleboro, ="
n. T. Ridley, Boykins, Va.
THE NORTH CAROLINA FARMERS ASSOCIATION.
President-Elias Carr, Old Sparta,
Edgecombe county.
vice Presidents-W. R. Williams, LIST
Congressional District; w. A. Darden,
I'd Congressional District; G. q. French,
Sd Congressional District; w. F. Green,
4th Congressional District; H. E. Fries,
5th Congressional District; }. S. Reid, 9th
Congressional District; w. H. Hobson,
9TH Congressional District; Burwell Blan-
ton, 9Th Congressional District; W. H..
Mcclure, 9th Congressional District.
B. F.. Hester, Oxford, Secretary; S.
Ohio Wilson, Vineyard, and w. E. Ben
bow, Oak Ridge, Assistant Secretaries.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
D.tReid Parker, Trinity College, A. M.
McIver, Oaks, d. Men. Mckay, Averas-
boro; L. L. Polk, Raleigh, and G. Nc
Donald, Concord.
N. C. AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.
w. G. Upchurch, Raleigh, President;
John Nichols, Raleigh, Secretary.
NORTH CAROLINA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.
. PRESIDENT. Van Lindley, Pomona.
F, Secretary-S. Ohio Wilson, Vineyard.
Treasurer. A. Lineback, Salem.
Commandments at both Wake
Forest and Trinity this week.
The condition of Hon. J. L.. Robin
son is said to be more favorable.
With sadness we chronicle the death
Of Judge D. H. Starbuch, of Winston. A
good and noble man is gone.
The Second Baptist church, Raleigh,
is to be enlarged and will hereafter be
known as the Raleigh Baptist Taber-
nacle."
The State Press Association will
meet at Hendersonville on July Goth, and
the down-east boys will certainly en-
joy it.
The annual meeting Of the Baptist
Orphanage will take place on the grounds
of the Orphanage at Thomasville on We'd
nesday the 9th, of July.
Maj. P. NJ. Hale, late State Printer,
died in Fayetteville June I'd of cancer Of
the tongue. A brilliant man and distin-
guished Journalist gone to his reward.
The trains are crowded with bright
young men and beautiful young ladies,
fresh from academic shades, whose
hearts are responsive to the music >
"homeward bound"
The Governor has appointed Prof.
w. G. Simmons, of Wake Forest; DIR. J.
R. Tucker, Of Henderson; and Mr.. Arthur
Winslow, Of Raleigh, members Of the
State Board Of Health.
"A movement is on foot among the
farmers of Orange county, to hold an in
stitute in Hillsboro at some time in the
near future. We hope it will be done.
These institutes are great educators. |